Myanma Timber Enterprise profile

November 18, 2011

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ITTO's Tropical Timber Market Report

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The Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) reports that there
are some 91 state-owned sawmills in Myanmar. Ten of
these mills are producing for export. In addition to the
state-owned mills there are over 450 small and medium
sized sawmills and around 1,200 reprocessing mills.
The SMEs are privately owned wood processing plants
and mainly produce furniture and other semi-finished
products.

In addition, the MTE reports that it has six plywood mills
and several furniture and moulding plants for the
production of wood products for export.
While there are some modern mills in the country the
MTE points out that many mills need re-tooling with more
advanced processing equipment.
As a result, says the MTE, the current milling capacity is
well below the annual allowable harvest which means
there are logs available for export.

MyanmarMyanmar Teak Log Auction
Prices (natural forest logs)Purchases were made by competitive bidding in September
2011.

Myanmar Teak Log Auction
Prices (natural forest logs)

Teak
Logs, FOB

€ Avg per Hoppus Ton
(traded volume)

Veneer Quality

Sep

Oct

2nd Quality

nil

nil

3rd Quality

nil

nil

4th Quality

4,503
(10 tons)

4,630
(11 tons)

Sawing Quality

Grade 1 (SG-1)

3,186
(33 tons)

3,200
(15 tons)

Grade 2 (SG-2)

2,879
(44 tons)

2,880
(209 tons)

Grade 4 (SG-4)

2,092
(216 tons)

2,092
(216 tons)

Grade 5 (SG-5) Assorted

1,554
(133 tons)

1,494
(219 tons)

Grade 6 (SG-6) Domestic

1,382
(110 tons)

1,343
(59 tons)

Grade 7 (ER-1)

1090
(34 tons)

975
(40 tons)

Grade 7 (ER-1)

975
(40 tons)

1,100
(30 tons)

Hoppus
ton=1.8m³; All grades,
except
SG-3/5/6, are length 8' x girth 5' &up. SG-3/4/6
are girth 4' &up. SG-3 grade is higher than SG-4 but with lower
girth and price. Prices differ due to quality or girth at the time of the
transaction.